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Dutch Colonial Revival
The gambrel roof is the distinguishing feature of the Dutch Colonial Revival. Primarily a
residential style, it was popular in Colorado between 1900 and 1925. Other characteristic
elements included wide overhangs, dormers, small oval windows in the gable ends, and a porch
under the overhanging eaves of the gambrel roof, supported by columns. The building may be
side-gabled, front-gabled, or form intersecting gables. A steep, stepped gable, reminiscent of
Flemish architecture, is also seen on occasion.
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gambrel roof
wide overhangs
gable end chimneys
round windows in gable end
steep stepped gable
porch under overhanging eaves
8-over-8 windows
dormers
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Craftsman
The Craftsman style structure emerged from the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 20th
century, a philosophy which stressed comfort and utility through the use of natural materials and
a lack of pretension.
Exposed rafter ends, overhanging eaves, clipped gables, and large porch columns replaced
the more delicate and intricate detailing of the Victorian period. In addition to these
characteristics, windows consisted of divided lights in the upper sash and a single light in the
lower sash. Some Craftsman houses display a small amount of false half-timbering (not to be
mistaken for the Tudor Revival style which has significant amounts of half-timbering).
Confusion may result between the Craftsman style and the Bungalow form. Bungalows are one
to one-and-one-half story houses which most often employ the elements of the Craftsman
style. The Craftsman style may be utilized on any size building and is often found on apartment
buildings as well as houses.
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exposed rafter ends
clipped gable
false half-timbering
knee braces at eaves
divided upper window lights
large porch columns
battered porch columns
overhanging eaves
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Clear Creek County
Dumont
Empire
Evergreen
Georgetown
Idaho Springs
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Dumont
Silver Plume
Waldorf
Dumont School
150 County Rd. 260
State Register 3/8/1995, National Register 3/1/1996, 5CC.654
The local community built the school in 1909, and it served the educational needs of the
area until 1959. The impressive structure is an interesting local expression of the Italian
Renaissance style. The property is associated with the Rural School Buildings in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
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Mill City House
247 County Rd. 308
National Register 4/30/2009, 5CC.313
The Mill City House represents a method and period of construction as a rare intact one
and one-half story Pioneer Log building associated with Colorado's early mining
settlements. Simple construction materials and techniques include the broad-axe hewn log
walls that have squared-up exterior and interior faces, V-notched and half-dove tail notched
corners, sawn wood chinking, lime composition daubing, and gable roofs, all of which
exemplify the Pioneer Log method of construction employed by miners. It exhibits the
readily available materials from nearby forests miners with limited means found quickly
and inexpensively. The Mill City House reflects the evolution of the early Pioneer Log
cabin constructed quickly for a mining settlement to a refined road house with clapboard
covering the logs at one time. It began as two cabins constructed during the early mining
period in Clear Creek County, possibly for miners and their families and were joined at an
unknown date, likely in the mid-1860s.
Empire
Empire Town Hall
30 E. Park Ave.
State Register 9/9/1998, 5CC.684
Since its completion in 1898, the second floor of this two-story wood frame building has
served as the local seat of government and as the social and cultural center for the
town. Over the years, a variety of retail businesses have occupied the first floor.
Hoop Creek Stone Bridge
US Hwy. 40 on east side of Berthoud Pass, Empire vicinity
State Register 6/14/2000, 5CC.1006
Initially constructed in 1921, the bridge site also includes features added in
1935. Although the stone structures on the site are in deteriorating condition, the property
continues to serve as an important visual reminder of the early automobile highways
constructed to provide access over Colorado’s high mountain passes. A non-profit
organization, Partners for Access to the Woods, is working toward rehabilitating the site as
an accessible recreational area.
Mint Saloon (Empire Shop)
13 E. Park Ave. (US Hwy. 40)
State Register 12/9/1992, National Register 2/3/1993, 5CC.856
The small one-story, wood frame commercial building was constructed circa 1885, and the
overall appearance of what was an important local gathering placed has changed very
little. The establishment continued to meet the recreational and social need in this small
mountain mining town until 1938, when it was converted from a saloon into a liquor store.
Peck House (Hotel Splendide)
83 Sunny Ave.
National Register 3/25/1993, 5CC.183
The Peck House is recognized as the oldest lodging establishment in Colorado. Members
of the Peck family owned the property until 1945. The original 1862 Peck residence, a
small 1½-story front gabled roof post and beam structure, is set on a rubble
foundation. During 1862-63, a two-story 30-foot long addition was constructed to the
east. In 1880, the addition was extended by 40 feet, and a veranda was added along the
south and east sides of the hotel. In 1955, a compatible addition was constructed on the
west.
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Evergreen
Dodge Ranch
201 Evans Ranch Rd., Evergreen vicinity
State Register 12/13/1995, 5CC.724
The Dodge Ranch, which had its beginnings in 1890, is an important collection of
buildings exhibiting the Rustic style of architecture popular in Colorado mountain
communities after the beginning of the 20th century. It is also important for its association
with the settlement and development of the Mount Evans Basin from the last decade of the
19th century through the immediate post-World War II period.
Anne Evans Mountain Home
Evergreen vicinity, address restricted
National Register 1/28/1992, 5CC.545
The 1910 Rustic style residence, designed by noted Denver architect Burnham Hoyt, is
associated with Anne Evans, the daughter of the second Territorial Governor of Colorado,
John Evans. Born in 1871, Miss Evans was instrumental in the creation of the Denver Art
Museum and exhibited a strong interest in Native American art. Among her numerous
civic endeavors was involvement with the development of the Denver Public Library.
Evans-Elbert Ranch / Elbert-Austin Ranch
Upper Bear Creek Rd., Evergreen vicinity
National Register 9/11/1980, 5CC.15
The property is associated with two prominent families important during Colorado’s
territorial period. In 1868, John Evans and Samuel H. Elbert established a mountain cattle
ranch that eventually covered much of the Vance, Metz, and Corral Creek valleys and
uplands of Jefferson County. A 1908 log and stone Rustic style residence on the property
was built for Louise Elbert Everett. It was designed by J. Christopher Jensen, an Iowa
architect, and constructed by Jock Spence, a prominent local contractor. More
information (PDF, 11.71 MB).(1980 photograph.)
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Georgetown
Alpine Hose Company No. 2
507 5th St.
National Register 1/25/1973, 5CC.12
The 1875 two-story false front wood frame building housed the Alpine Hose Company No.
2, one of several volunteer fire companies organized during the late 1800s to protect the
community. The distinctive 60-foot wood frame bell tower located at the rear of the
building is a highly visible feature within the historic downtown area.
Georgetown Loop Railroad®
(Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park®)
Georgetown to Silver Plume
National Register 12/18/1970; Amended to include additional resources, State Register
3/9/1994, 5CC.9
Built in 1877 to haul silver ore, the Colorado Central Railroad also enjoyed popularity as a
tourist attraction. The Devil’s Gate high bridge, considered to be an engineering feat and
this most famous element of the route allowed climbing trains to circle back over the lower
track as the railbed rose from Georgetown to Silver Plume. The bridge was dismantled in
1939. During the 1970s, the railroad resumed summer service over the rebuilt loop and 4.5
miles of track, the result of a restoration project coordinated by the Colorado Historical
Society. The Society operates the railroad during the summer months. The property is
associated with the Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
Off I-70 at Georgetown and Silver Plume, includes the entire commercial and residential
areas of both communities, as well as the railroad grade connecting them.
National Historic Landmark 11/13/1966, National Register 11/13/1966, 5CC.3
Prior to the Leadville strike of 1878, the district was the most important silver camp in
Colorado. The initial boom period dates from the discovery of gold by George and David
Griffith in 1859. The Georgetown portion of the district includes a rich variety of
substantial Late Victorian buildings. Because the wealth of the mining district was
centered in Georgetown, the architecture reflects the attempt by families to reproduce the
lifestyle of their more established home states. In contrast, Silver Plume developed as the
work center where the ore, as well as the wealth, was mined. As a result, the surviving
buildings tend to be of simple wood-frame construction. The reconstructed Georgetown
Loop Railroad®, with its famous Devil’s Gate Viaduct rising more than 90-feet above
Clear Creek, is also located within the district. In 2006, the Grace Episcopal Church
received a Stephen H. Hart Award for the restoration of its church and the Snetzer
Building. The People for Silver Plume, Inc., received a 2006 Hart Award for its efforts to
preservation important historic buildings in Silver Plume. The property is associated with
the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Grace Episcopal Church
Taos St., between 4th & 5th Sts.
National Register 8/14/1973, 5CC.5
Built on a steep hill by Cornish miners in 1870, the wood frame church has a steeply
pitched front gabled roof and a gabled roof vestibule with double doors and transom set in
a gothic arch. The clapboard walls have corner boards, and gothic arched windows are
evenly spaced on both sides of the building. The interior is notable for its open truss roof
structure, carved pew ends, and an 1877 organ.
Hamill House
Argentine & 3rd Sts.
National Register 5/31/1972, 5CC.64
The Gothic Revival style Hamill House is a 2½-story gabled roof wood frame residence
built on a stone foundation. William Hamill purchased what was a simple circa 1867
residence from his brother-in-law in 1874 and gradually transformed it into an elegant
reflection of his increasing personal wealth and prestige. Two hipped roof stone buildings
are located at the rear of the property. The more elaborate one, of cut coursed granite,
served as Hamill’s office. The other, of rough cut uncoursed stone, served as a stable and
carriage house. Since the 1970s, the property has been operated as a museum by the
Georgetown Historical Society.
Hotel de Paris
Alpine St.
National Register 4/28/1970, 5CC.8
The two-story brick building is stuccoed, and its symmetrical facade includes tall, narrow
segmentally arched windows on both floors. The building is one of Georgetown’s most
impressive commercial structures. Originally constructed as a bakery in the 1870s, Louis
Dupuy, a native of France, subsequently purchased the building. Circa 1889 he created the
present facade as part of the building’s conversion into a hotel/restaurant. The Hotel de
Paris, with its elegant appointments and extensive assortment of imported wines, provided
a bit of France in the Colorado Rockies. In 1953, the Colorado chapter of the National
Society of Colonial Dames purchased the building for use as a museum.
Lebanon Mill / Ore Processing Mill & Dam
Off I-70, 1 mile southwest of Georgetown
National Register 5/6/1971, 5CC.68
Located on Republican Mountain, midway between Georgetown and Silver Plume, the
facility was a key component in the early development and prosperity of Georgetown. The
mill was patented in 1872 by Julius G. Pohle, Superintendent of the Lebanon Mining
Company. Few mills of its size survived past 1880 due to the influx of eastern capital and
the rise of large corporate mining complexes. The two-story wood frame structure
contained machinery driven by a horizontal water wheel, and the mill dam spanned Clear
Creek. The property is associated with the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property
Submission.
McClellan House
919 Taos St.
National Register 12/5/1972, 5CC.11
The circa 1875 residence is an unusual 1¾-story front gabled roof building with the main
entrance located toward the front of a side wall. One of the earliest buildings in
Georgetown, it was constructed with whip-sawed boards applied vertically. Window and
door frames and the large wooden quoins were planed and shaped by Erskine McClellan in
his wood-working shop that stood at the rear of the property. McClellan was an important
local figure who served in a variety of civic posts. His McClellan Opera House was
destroyed by fire in 1892.
Julius G. Pohle House / Mine Manager’s House / Toll House
Adjacent to I-70, south side of Georgetown
National Register 12/18/1970, 5CC.13
Although the exact date of construction is unknown, Julius G. Pohle, Superintendent of the
Lebanon Mining Company purchased the Gothic Revival style residence in 1878. The 1½story wood frame building has a brick veneer and a steeply pitched side gabled roof, with
an intersecting gable that defines a central entry. During the 1960s, the building was
moved several yards from its original location when it was threatened by demolition due to
the construction of I-70.
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Idaho Springs
Argo Tunnel & Mill
Idaho Springs to Central City
National Register 1/31/1978, 5CC.76
Begun in 1893, the Argo Tunnel extends approximately five miles toward Central City at
an average depth of 1,800 feet. It was designed by local mining entrepreneur Sam
Newhouse to transport ores from area gold mines. The Argo Mill dates from 1913. The
hillside location of the sprawling complex’s interconnected structures is clearly visible
from I-70. Primarily constructed with a steel frame surfaced with corrugated iron panels,
portions of the mill rise to a height of nearly seven stories. The operation closed after a
mine disaster in 1943, and the mill has been operated as a museum/tourist attraction since
the late 1970s. The property is associated with the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple
Property Submission.
B.P.O. Elks Lodge #607
1600 Colorado Blvd.
State Register 5/14/1997, 5CC.859
The 1907 brick building has been used for numerous social and community
purposes. Designed by architects Wm. Redding & Son, the building is a rare local example
of the Mission Style.
Bryan Hose House
Illinois & Virginia Sts.
National Register 3/19/1998, 5CC.966
Constructed in 1881, just to the east of Virginia Canyon Road, the small brick structure
played an integral role in early fire fighting efforts within Idaho Springs.
Charlie Tayler Waterwheel
South of I-70, below Bridal Veil Falls
State Register 9/9/1998, 5CC.229
Originally a part of Tayler’s series of five stamp mills, the waterwheel was moved as a
community project to its present location in 1948. Since then, it has served as an important
visual landmark for Idaho Springs residents and for those traveling through the area. In
1988, volunteers donated an estimated 3,800 hours of labor to the rehabilitation/restoration
of what is considered to be a valuable community resource.
Echo Lake Park
Colo. Hwy. 103 & Colo. Hwy. 5, Idaho Springs vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5CC.646
Echo Lake Park, established in 1921 at the foot of Goliath Peak, contains an impressive
Rustic style lodge designed by prominent Denver architect J.J.B. Benedict. Two other
structures, the stone pavilion and the concession stand, represent the work of the
Depression-Era Civilian Conservation Corps. The property is associated with the Denver
Mountain Parks and The Architecture of Jules Jacques Benois Benedict in Colorado
Multiple Property Submissions.
Hose House No. 2
600 Colorado Blvd.
National Register 3/19/1998, 5CC.967
The circa 1882 Hose House No. 2 was constructed in order to store the fire wagon
protecting the west end of town. A siren tower remains in place on the site.
Idaho Springs Downtown Commercial District
Bounded by Center Alley, Riverside Dr., Idaho St.
National Register 1/5/1984, 5CC.201
The district has been the commercial center of the community since its development in the
late 19th century. The district’s superb collection of Late Victorian-Era structures, such as
the Hanchett Building, Mining Exchange, and Queen Hotel, forms the core of a city that is
historically significant as the site of the first major discovery of placer gold in Colorado,
and as an important milling and supply center for the mining region which accelerated the
settlement of Colorado. The property is associated with the Mining Industry in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
Methodist Episcopal Church
1414 Colorado Blvd.
National Register 3/5/1998, 5CC.241
The building is a good local example of the Gothic Revival style. Originally constructed in
1880, additions date from 1905. Slight variations in the brick work serve as evidence of
the building’s expansion to meet the changing needs of a growing congregation.
Miner Street Bridge
Miner St.
National Register 2/4/1985, 5CC.231
Completed in 1902 by Kuyes and Work to span Clear Creek on the east side of Idaho
Springs, this skewed, pin-connected, five-panel steel Pratt pony truss features wide
roadways and cantilevered sidewalks. One of the oldest pony trusses in Colorado still in
use, it is significant for its skewed design. The property is associated with the Highway
Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Squaw Mountain Lookout
Summit of Squaw Mountain, off Colo. Hwy. 103, Idaho Springs vicinity
State Register 9/9/1998, 5CC.194
Located at an altitude of over 11,000 feet, the property includes a good collection of
primarily stone, Rustic style structures. Most date from 1940 and were constructed as part
of the Civilian Conservation Corps program. The two-story lookout tower played an
important role in the detection of forest fires.
Summit Lake Park
Mt. Evans Rd., Idaho Springs vicinity
National Register 2/24/1995, 5CC.645
Opened in 1924, the park straddles Mount Evans Road. As the highest park within the
Denver Mountain Parks system (12,800 feet), Summit Lake contains a stone shelter house
designed by Denver architect J.J.B. Benedict and constructed by the Civilian Conservation
Corps during the 1930s. The property is associated with the Denver Mountain Parks and
The Architecture of Jules Jacques Benois Benedict in Colorado Multiple Property
Submissions.
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Silver Plume
Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District
Off I-70 at Silver Plume and Georgetown, includes the entire commercial and residential
areas of both communities, as well as the railroad grade connecting them
National Register 11/13/1966, National Historic Landmark 11/13/1966, 5CC.3
Prior to the Leadville strike of 1878, the district was the most important silver camp in
Colorado. The initial boom period dates from the discovery of gold by George and David
Griffith in 1859. The Georgetown portion of the district includes a rich variety of
substantial Late Victorian buildings. Because the wealth of the mining district was
centered in Georgetown, the architecture reflects the attempt by families to reproduce the
lifestyle of their more established home states. In contrast, Silver Plume developed as the
work center where the ore, as well as the wealth, was mined. As a result, the surviving
buildings in Silver Plume tend to be simple wood-frame structures. The reconstructed
Georgetown Loop Railroad®, with its famous Devil’s Gate Viaduct rising more than 90
feet above Clear Creek, is also located within the district. The property is associated with
the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Lebanon and Everett Mine Tunnels
Adjacent to I-70, northeast of Silver Plume
National Register 10/7/1971, 5CC.7
The Lebanon Tunnel was driven into Republican Mountain by the Lebanon Mining
company in 1870. An exact year of construction for the Everett Tunnel is unknown, but the
mine was in operation through the mid-1880s. In recent years, portions of the tunnels have
been reopened as an interpretive exhibit in conjunction with History Colorado’s
reconstruction of the Georgetown Loop Railroad. The property is associated with the
Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Silver Plume Depot
825 Railroad Ave.
National Register 5/6/1971, 5CC.4
The 1884 Silver Plume Depot served as the western terminus of the Colorado Central
Railroad route from Denver to the Clear Creek mining region. Located at the upper end of
the famous Georgetown Loop, the depot first served miners and their families, and then the
increasing number of tourists attracted by the engineering and scenic qualities of the loop
passage. The successor Colorado & Southern Railway abandoned the loop and the depot in
1939, but both once again operate as part of History Colorado’s Georgetown Loop Historic
Mining & Railroad Park® interpretive complex. The property is associated with the
Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
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Waldorf
Santiago Mine / Santiago Complex / Santiago Mill Site
Waldorf vicinity
State Register 5/23/2013, 5CC.1136
Constructed in 1935, the Santiago Mill is significant in the areas of commerce and industry
for its association with the continuing development of the metal mining industry in Clear
Creek County. It is further significant in terms of architecture and engineering for its
representation of early- to mid-twentieth century hard rock mineral extraction and
processing, specifically the use of the flotation method of processing ore. Finally, the
property is eligible for its potential to yield information due to the buried historical
archaeological features, including nearby unexcavated outbuilding sites. (2012
photograph.)
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Colonial Revival
There are three types of Colonial Revival buildings in Colorado: "historically accurate"
reproductions of the 17th century Georgian and Federal style; Colonial or Classical elements
applied to basically Victorian or Post-Victorian buildings; and very simple houses with a few
Colonial details. Colonial Revival buildings are usually brick and include residences, churches
and hotels.
The First Baptist Church in Denver is an example of the first type in that it is a fairly
accurate rendition of a Wren inspired New England church. There are also Federal and Georgian
examples of homes scattered around Denver.
The Fleming House in Denver represents the second type. In this case a classical portico is
placed on a somewhat typical late Queen Anne building. These Neo-Classical elements lead to
confusion and the temptation to place these structures in the Classical Revival category. To
avoid this problem, residences with classical elements are considered to be Colonial Revival.
The third type of Colonial Revival house is the most common. These are the simple gabled
houses with several Colonial elements such as broken pediments, eight-over-eight sash windows,
fanlights, and sidelights, and shutters.
Common elements:
1. broken pediments
2. 8-over-8 sash windows
3. portico
4. fluted columns
5. Doric columns
6. Corinthian columns
7. pediments
8. fanlight
9. sidelight
10. shutters
11. dormer
12. eyebrow dormer
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Collegiate Gothic
Collegiate Gothic is most evident on large institutional and educational buildings around
Colorado. It combines elements of the Gothic Revival style with the Jacobean/Elizabethan
Style. It is characterized by monumental proportions, battlement towers, tall central tower,
arched entrances, and abundant multi-light window openings.
Common elements:
1. tall central tower
2. battlement tower
3. arched entrance
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Classical Revival
Classical Revival signaled a return to the classical forms of Greece and Rome following the
elaborately decorated and picturesque styles of the Victorian period. Dating from the late 1890s
through 1920, Classical Revival represents a more subdued expression than the ostentatious or
grandiose Beaux Arts style and is evident mainly on large institutional buildings in Colorado.
Characteristics of Classical Revival include colossal porticos, large columns, pilasters,
pedimented windows, and domes. The buildings are generally masonry structures of
monumental proportions, using terra cotta, brick, and stone materials.
Often, classical details such as large column porticos are combined with Colonial Revival
elements on residences, leading to some confusion as to the style. To avoid this problem,
residences with classical elements are considered examples of Colonial Revival and only large
institutional buildings with classical details are classified as Classical Revival.
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Boulder County
Allenspark Jamestown Meeker Park
Superior
Boulder
Lafayette
Nederland
Wall Street
Eldora
Longmont
Niwot
Ward
Erie
Louisville
Rollinsville
Gold Hill
Lyons
Salina
Hygiene
Marshall
Sunshine
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Allenspark
Bunce School
Colo. Hwy. 7, south of Allenspark
National Register 5/22/1986, 5BL.371
Constructed in 1888, the building is one of two log rural schoolhouses remaining in the
county.
Thunder Lake Trail-Bluebird Lake Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park, Allenspark vicinity
National Register 1/29/2008, 5BL.10293
The trail is associated with the early resort industry and tourism in the Estes Park region,
and first appears on a tourist guide map in 1910. During the late 1930s the Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) performed trail maintenance and improvements. The trail
design reflects National Park Service Naturalistic Design of the 1920s through the
1940s. The property is associated with the Rocky Mountain National Park and the Historic
Park Landscapes in National and State Parks Resources Multiple Property
Submissions. (2006 photograph.)
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Boulder
Arnett-Fullen House
646 Pearl St.
National Register 1/29/2009, 5BL.1110
The 1877 Arnett-Fullen House is significant as an excellent example of the Mixed Style of
architecture, incorporating elements of the Gothic Revival, Carpenter Gothic, Second
Empire, and Italianate styles. In looking at the house, the Gothic Revival is represented by
steeply pitched roofs, cross gables, and brick walls. The “gingerbread” bargeboards and
elaborate scrolled and carved woodwork on the porches and gables are characteristic of
Carpenter Gothic. The mansard tower, the dominant feature of the house, and the iron roof
cresting are indicative of the Second Empire style. Typical of the Second Empire style, the
house centers around this ornamental tower. Decorative brackets, narrow segmental arch
windows and doors, and the canted bay window point to the Italianate influence. Taken all
together, it is a masterful execution of Late Victorian architectural exuberance. The house
was also one of the early works of George E. King, a prominent architect in the late 1800s,
well known in Boulder and Leadville. At the time it was built, the house was considered
the most architecturally beautiful house in the town of Boulder, and today retains a high
level of architectural integrity. More information (PDF, 953 kb).
Boulder County Poor Farm
Boulder vicinity (address restricted)
National Register 9/13/2001, 5BL.378
While use of the property as a private farm dates from 1897, it served as a home for the
county’s less fortunate citizens during a period from 1902 through 1918. The farm
complex as a whole survives as a reasonably intact collection of agricultural buildings
reflecting the typical design, materials, and construction techniques found in Boulder
County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main house remains a good local
example of Queen Anne style architecture. The property is associated with the Agricultural
Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
Boulder Creek Bridge
Colo. Hwy. 119, Boulder vicinity
National Register 3/11/2003, 5BL.7902
Constructed in a rugged mountain setting over Boulder Creek in 1953, the three span
bridge runs for 100 feet, with the main 48-foot span flanked by shorter approach
spans. The concrete arched deck girder structure, with steel guardrails, was designed by
the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads as part of the agency’s mission to provide access to
national forest lands. This property is associated with the Highway Bridges in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
Boulder Downtown Historic District
National Register 12/3/1980, 5BL.240
Roughly includes the south side of Spruce St. from 10th St. to 16th St., Pearl St. from 9th
St. to 16th St., and the north side of Walnut St. from Broadway to 9th St. Also includes the
Post Office at 14th and Walnut and the Hotel Boulderado at 13th and Spruce.
Boulder dates its formal beginnings to the establishment of the Boulder Town Company in
early 1859. The evolution of the commercial area reflects the changing economic basis of
the community since its founding. Through the early years, mining played an important
role as Boulder served as a supply and staging center for activities in the foothills and
mountains to the west. As mining declined, area agricultural development prompted the
building of grain elevators and other agriculture-related businesses. The 1876 founding
and continued growth of the University of Colorado contributed much to the steady
development of the commercial area. The district contains a variety of architectural styles
from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Queen Anne, Italianate, Romanesque and
Classical Revivals, and even Art Deco are characteristic designs of the period.
Boulder Post Office
1905 15th St.
National Register 1/22/1986, 5BL.240.1
Completed in 1910, during James Knox Taylor’s tenure as Supervising Architect, the
building is a notable interpretation of Classical and Renaissance Revival styling. There is
urban design significance in its relation to the town’s civic center. Listed under US Post
Offices in Colorado Thematic Resource.
Carnegie Library
1125 Pine St.
National Register 2/16/1979, 5BL.365
Designed by architect Thomas MacLaren, the library opened in 1907 and is a fine example
of the Neoclassical Revival style.
Chautauqua Auditorium
Chautauqua Park
National Register 1/21/1974, 5BL.362
Built in 1898, the auditorium was designed by Denver architects F.E. Kidder and E.R.
Rice. Generations of Boulder residents and visitors have enjoyed the educational, cultural,
and entertainment programs held there.
Colorado & Northwestern Railroad Locomotive No. 30
Central Park, south side of Canyon Blvd., between Broadway & 13th St.
State Register 9/9/1998, 5BL.7292
Built in 1898, Locomotive No. 30 is the only surviving locomotive that operated on
Boulder County’s Switzerland Trail of America route. The locomotive and its tender also
are associated with the Colorado & Southern and the Rio Grande Southern railroads. No.
30 remained in service with the RGS until 1951. It is a well-preserved example of a
narrow gauge locomotive manufactured by the Brooks Locomotive Works. The train was
moved to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden in 2012 but the city plans to move it
back to Boulder once a suitable location is found.
Colorado Chautauqua / Chautauqua Park
Chautauqua Park
National Register 3/21/1978, National Historic Landmark 2/10/2006, 5BL.361
During the first part of the 20th century, Chautauquas served as a medium for the
dissemination of popular culture. By 1900, after beginning with a group of tents in 1898,
fifty cottages occupied the park. The cottages remain virtually intact, and this is the only
active Chautauqua located west of the Mississippi.
Columbia Cemetery
9th St. between Pleasant & College
National Register 8/1/1997, 5BL.571
Founded in 1870 by Columbia Masonic Lodge No. 14, it is Boulder’s oldest cemetery. The
more than 3,000 grave markers represent a variety of styles, materials and degrees of
craftsmanship that in many cases reflect the socioeconomic status of those
commemorated. Since 1965, the cemetery has been owned by the City of Boulder, and it is
administered as a part of the Parks and Recreation Department.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Caboose No. 04990
Central Park, south side of Canyon Blvd., between Broadway & 13th St.
State Register 9/9/1998, 5BL.7294
The caboose is associated with the Denver & Rio Grande and Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroads. Built from a boxcar in 1919, it serves as a visual reminder of the
importance of narrow gauge railroading to Colorado’s development. The train was moved
to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden in 2012 but the city plans to move it back to
Boulder once a suitable location is found.
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Coach No. 280
State Register 9/9/1998, 5JF.6914 (formerly 5BL.7293)
The coach was moved to the Colorado Railroad Museum, near Golden in Jefferson County,
in 2001.
First Baptist Church of Boulder
1237 Pine St.
State Register 3/10/2004, National Register 4/14/2004, 5BL.6271
Constructed in 1925-1926, the First Baptist Church of Boulder is an excellent example of
Late Gothic Revival architecture. Retaining much of the original materials indicative of
this style, including windows, doors, hardware and fixtures, the attention to detail is
evident throughout. The church, one of many within a two-block radius, is one of the most
intact of this concentrated collection.
Highland School
885 Arapahoe Ave.
National Register 12/18/1978, 5BL.364
Completed in 1891, the school is a good example of an eclectic design, combining Gothic
and Romanesque elements as executed by the architectural firm of Varian and Sterner. The
two and one half story building of brick and stone has an irregular plan.
Hotel Boulderado
2115 13th St.
National Register 11/3/1994, 5BL.240.41
The Hotel Boulderado was the culmination of the Boulder community’s efforts to fund the
construction of a major downtown hotel. William Redding & Son designed the 1907
Mission Revival building. The lobby occupies a large skylighted atrium containing an
impressive cherry wood stairway.
McKenzie Well
Colo. Hwy. 119 near Independence Rd.
National Register 1/26/2005, 5BL.418
The McKenzie Well was the site of the 1901 discovery of the Boulder Oil Field, the first
discovery of oil in the multi-state Denver Basin. The field reached its peak production in
1909 with an annual output of 85,000 barrels of oil. The Boulder Oil Field is one of the
oldest producing fields in the West and the second oldest oil field in the state of
Colorado. The McKenzie Well, also called the McKenzie #1, was drilled in February
1902. This single remaining well was one of the two earliest commercial producers in the
field. It was drilled on the site of the McKenzie #1 discovery after that well suffered a
mechanical failure prior to its completion a few months.
Mount St. Gertrude Academy
970 Aurora St.
National Register 11/3/1994, 5BL.1471
The academy is associated with the early development of education in Colorado and with
the development of Boulder’s University Hill neighborhood. The main building is
important architecturally for its Richardsonian Romanesque style and fine
workmanship. Alexander Cazin and Luther Hixon designed the original 1892 building and
George H. Williamson designed the 1919 addition.
Nelson House
1818 Baseline Rd.
State Register 12/16/2005, 5BL.8232
The Nelson House is an excellent example of Usonian architecture. Designed by Boulder
architect James M. Hunter, the 1951 house displays many of the defining elements of the
architectural type, such as large eave overhangs, integration of indoor and outdoor space,
and an emphasis on horizontality, enhanced by the use of the flat roof and ribbon
windows. The house exhibits the typical Usonian application of a private side, usually on
the south. The chimney wall, which divides the study and the living room, extends beyond
the wall, linking the inside with the outside, again a typical Usonian feature. Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered Usonianism as the path to affordable modern residential
architecture. More information (PDF, 657 kb).
Norlin Quadrangle Historic District
University of Colorado Campus
National Register 3/27/1980, 5BL.360
The district is comprised of twelve buildings which form the oldest part of the main
campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings, constructed on land donated in 1872
by six leading Boulder residents, reflect a deliberate variety of architectural styles.
(Woodruff Women's Study Cottage pictured.)
Northern Colorado Power Company Substation / U.S. Express Building
1590 Broadway
National Register 5/22/1986, 5BL.875
This small 1908 brick industrial building, composed of a one-story base and a two-story
tower, illustrates early power generation systems in Boulder. It is closely linked to the
development of electrical power in northern Colorado.
Rock Creek Site
West of Colo. Hwy. 287, on Rock Creek near Boulder
State Register 3/10/1993, 5BL.2712
Excavations at this sealed, multi-component prehistoric site indicated that the cultural
deposits remain intact and essentially undisturbed except where exposed by
erosion. Components date to the Early Archaic Period, 5500-3000 BC and the Ceramic
Period, AD 1-1550.
Squires-Tourtellot House / Malick House
1019 Spruce
National Register 8/10/1978, 5BL.363
Built in 1865, using native field and river stone, the three-story structure includes additions
of wood. It is believed to be Boulder’s oldest residential building.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ryssby
N. 63rd St.
National Register 2/16/1984, 5BL.434
The church was constructed in circa 1981, in what was the Swedish settlement of
Ryssby. Although smaller and more humbly appointed, it was patterned after a church in
Sweden.
Walker Ranch Historic District
West of Boulder
National Register 6/14/1984; Boundary Increase: National Register 6/29/1988, 5BL.235
Established in 1869, when considered as a whole, the cultural manifestations and the land
represent a chapter in the history of the settlement and expansion of Boulder County and
the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The property is associated with the
Agricultural Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property Submission. (Photograph ca.
2000)
Martha Weiser House
4020 N. 75th St.
National Register 10/16/2013, 5BL.11943
The 1963 Martha Weiser House is an outstanding example of an architect-designed modern
Contemporary residence in Boulder County. Martha "Ricky" Weiser, a local
environmental activist and actress, and her husband commissioned family friend and local
master architect L. Gale Abels (1927-1995) to design the house among the sandstone
outcroppings of what is now the White Rocks State Natural Area in rural Boulder County,
around eight miles northeast of the City of Boulder. Many of the house’s architectural
elements are direct responses to the surrounding landscape, including the low-pitched
butterfly roof, visible roof beams, relatively open floor plan, combination of wood and
stone, interior courtyard, large and often unusually shaped window expanses, and deep
overhanging eaves. More information (PDF, 2.9 MB).
Woodward-Baird House / Little Gray House
1733 Canyon Blvd.
National Register 2/15/1979, 5BL.366
This circa 1871 residence is one of Boulder’s few surviving examples of early vernacular
architecture. As such, it exhibits local traditions in construction and style and reflects the
lifestyles of ordinary people of modest means during Boulder’s early development.
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Eldora
Eldora Historic District
Huron, Washington, Klondyke, Eldora Sts.
National Register 10/4/1989, 5BL.758
The district includes surviving examples of the Pioneer Log, Commercial Vernacular, and
Rustic Tourist building traditions associated with the mountainous portion of Boulder
County. Beginning with a mining boom in 1878, development in Eldora reflected a pattern
commonly found in similar communities as mining declined and local economies shifted
toward tourism. The property is associated with the Metal Mining and Tourist Era
Resources of Boulder County and Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property
Submissions.
Gold Miner Hotel
601 Klondyke Ave.
National Register 7/3/1997, boundary expansion 8/1/2007; 5BL.758.2
The 1898 two-story portion of the hotel is a well-preserved example of the type of
vernacular log construction associated with the early commercial development of
Eldora. On the main façade, the original clapboard installed over the squared, rough milled
logs is still in place. An historic 1934 one-story log addition extends from the rear. The
property is associated with the Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County
Multiple Property Submission. More information (PDF, 104 kb)
Rollinsville & Middle Park Wagon Road - Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railway Hill
Route Historic District / Moffat Road
Eldora vicinity, Rollinsville to Winter Park
National Register 9/30/1980; Boundary Increase: National Register 9/23/1997, 5BL.370 /
5GL.10 / 5GA.82
David H. Moffat, one of the most important financiers and industrialists in late 19th and
early 20th century Colorado, was associated with the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
Railway which brought the first rail service over the Continental Divide from Denver to
Middle Park. Utilizing the 19th century Rollinsville and Middle Park Wagon Road,
construction on the railbed over Rollins Pass began in 1903. Trains continued to battle the
steep grades and fierce winter storms until the 1928 completion of the Moffat Tunnel
eliminated the need for the 34-mile route over Corona Pass. The property is associated
with the Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
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Erie
Wise Homestead Complex
11580 and 11611 Jasper Road
State Register 6/15/2016, 5BL.13124
The Wise Homestead Complex is important for its long association with providing grain
and feed storage, livestock production, and grain production and processing for the Wise
Family and the community. Additionally the 1870 Late Victorian style farmhouse along
with the outbuildings exhibit architectural and construction techniques employed by
farmers with limited means and materials. The medley of vernacular construction and
materials reveal the extent to which the area’s farmers made do by recycling building
materials, adapting and reusing buildings and structures, and applying do-it-yourself
techniques that met restricted budgets or availability of materials while adjusting to
changing economic and technological circumstances.
The property meets the requirements under the Agricultural Resources of Boulder County,
Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF) under three property types.
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Gold Hill
Gold Hill Historic District
Main, Pine, College, Horsfal Sts.
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.769
Organized in 1859, Gold Hill was one of Colorado’s earliest mining camps and remains an
excellent example of the pattern of settlement and community development within the 19th
century metal mining communities of Boulder County. Several examples of Pioneer Log
construction remain intact. After 1900, few precious metal ores were recovered in Gold
Hill, and the local economy shifted toward tourism during the first decades of the 20th
century. The property is associated with the Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of
Boulder County and Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submissions.
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Hygiene
Church of the Brethern
17th Ave.
National Register 1/5/1984, 5BL.422
This circa 1880 church is an important surviving example of vernacular stone
construction. The gable roofed structure, of native rough cut stone, laid in random courses,
is the oldest Colorado church built by members of the Church of the Brethren.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Mercantile Building
Main St.
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.503
Typical of the vernacular building tradition it represents, this 2½ story, false front, wood
frame commercial structure was built some time after 1896. The unaltered building is a
good example of this distinctive western building type. The property is associated with the
Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property
Submission. More information (PDF, 100 kb).
Jamestown Town Hall
118 Main St.
National Register 7/10/2003, boundary expansion 8/1/2007; 5BL.502
Construction on this simple stone building began in early 1935 with local stonemasons
hauling rock out of nearby James Creek. In addition to the Town Board, the building plays
host to musicians, school plays, dances, and many other community functions. It is the
focal point for community life in this small mountain town. The property is associated
with the Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property
Submission.
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Lafayette
Boulder Valley Grange No. 131
3400 N. 95th St.
National Register 12/7/1987, 5BL.408
Built in 1900, the hipped roof, clapboard sided hall includes several subsequent additions
that maintain consistency of materials and workmanship. The building has enjoyed a long
history of service as a community center in the rural portion of eastern Boulder
County. The property is associated with the Agricultural Resources of Boulder County
Multiple Property Submission.
Congregational Church
300 E. Simpson St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.821
Built in 1892, with funds provided primarily by town founder Mary Miller, this single story
building with a steeply pitched roof, served the Lafayette coal mining families as a church
meeting hall, hospital, and library. Listed under Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings
Thematic Resource.
Ewing Family Farmhouse
1915 N. 95th St.
State Register 12/13/1995, 5BL.1995
The 1885 farmhouse, with its adjacent 1907 residence, is associated with the early
settlement of rural Boulder County. The farm developed as a small, multi-generational
family farm typical of those throughout the county.
Kullgren House
209 E. Cleveland St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.817
Nearly square in plan, with a steeply pitched hip roof, the house was built with enough
rooms to accommodate coal miners as boarders, a common practice which helped
supplement the owner’s income. Listed under Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings
Thematic Resource and Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Lafayette House
600 E. Simpson St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.823
In 1900, the large two-story Lafayette House opened its doors for business, accepting both
overnight guests and boarders. It also provided quarters for Baldwin-Felts detectives who
were brought to Lafayette by mine owners to break the strike of 1910-1914. Listed under
Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource and Mining Industry in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
Lewis House
108 E. Simpson St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.819
One of the original miner’s homes constructed in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near
Lafayette, it was moved to its present site after the start of the strike in 1910. Listed under
Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource and Mining Industry in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
Miller House
409 E. Cleveland St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.818
Constructed circa 1888, the house is associated with Mary Miller, the founder of the town
of Lafayette. In 1884, coal was discovered on the 1280 acre Miller farm. Miller platted the
150 acre townsite in 1888 and named it Lafayette after her late husband. Listed under
Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource and Mining Industry in Colorado
Multiple Property Submission.
Shannon Farm
1341 N. 95th Street, Lafayette vicinity
National Register 10/17/2003, 5BL.7260
One of the last remaining examples of farm operations in Boulder County, the Shannon
Farm is representative of the shift in agriculture from crop cultivation to dairy and egg
production. It was operated for many years by the Shannon brothers who were innovative
in their use of a concrete-floored milk room within the barn, meeting sanitary standards
twenty-five years before the passage of pasteurization laws in Colorado. Additionally, the
Shannon Farm is an intact example of agricultural-related buildings, some of which display
excellent craftsmanship, design, and materials in their construction. The property is
associated with the Agricultural Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property
Submission.
The Terrace
207 E. Cleveland St.
National Register 5/20/1983, 5BL.659
A rare example of a wood frame terrace house, the eight unit building is flat roofed and
faced in narrow clapboards which emphasize the vernacular Colonial Revival detail of the
exterior. Listed under Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings Thematic Resource.
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Longmont
Thomas M. Callahan House
312 Terry St.
National Register 5/16/1985, 5BL.249
Constructed in 1892, this two and one half story Queen Anne style residence’s wood frame
is faced with pressed red brick. The foundation is of red, rock faced Lyons sandstone. The
second owner, Thomas M. Callahan, was a prominent Longmont retail merchant.
Dickens Opera House
300 Main St.
National Register 7/28/1987, 5BL.268
This 1881 building bears the name of prominent Longmont resident William Henry
Dickens. It served as Longmont’s most widely used community center from 1882 through
the 1920s and retains much of its original appearance.
East Side Historic District
Bounded by Long’s Peak Ave., Collyer St., 4th Ave. & Emery St.
National Register 10/2/1986, 5BL.1159
The district symbolizes the early period of growth as well as later development that took
place on the east side of Longmont. The district sits within the oldest residential area of
Longmont and is associated with the "colony" period of the community’s
development. During the 1880s and 1890s, it was the place of residence for many of the
town’s prominent citizens. Later buildings illustrate neighborhood economic
change. With the exodus of many of the wealthy residents to the new, more fashionable
west side, the east side evolved into a middle class neighborhood. The district contains the
city’s finest examples of the Italianate, Queen Anne, and Edwardian styles of architecture.
Empson Cannery
15 3rd Ave.
National Register 1/5/1984, 5BL.262
The original facility, constructed in 1889 by John Howard Empson, was destroyed by fire
in 1891. The existing building dates from 1901. The cannery was Longmont’s largest
employer at the turn of the century and had a positive influence on the local economy for
eighty years.
Hoverhome and Hover Farmstead
1303-1309 Hover Rd.
National Register 1/15/1999, 5BL.555
Constructed of brick in 1913, the terra cotta trimmed Tudor Revival style residence was
designed by the acclaimed architectural firm of Roeschlaub & Son for the locally
prominent family of Charles Lewis Hover. The exterior includes Jacobethan detailing,
while the interior’s extensive cabinetry reflects the influence of the Arts & Crafts
Movement. The farmstead portion of the site includes several well-preserved, primarily
wood frame, buildings and structures typical of those associated with early 20th century
farming in the St. Vrain Valley. The property is now owned and maintained by The St.
Vrain Historical Society. The property is associated with the Agricultural Resources of
Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
Longmont Carnegie Library
457 4th Ave.
National Register 11/3/1992, 5BL.251
Benjamin C. Viney was the supervising architect for this 1913 one-story building, a
simplified version of the Renaissance Revival style. Exterior walls are of light colored
brick, and the full basement is of sandstone.
Longmont College (The Landmark)
546 Atwood St.
National Register 8/12/1987, 5BL.1153
The building housed Longmont’s first and only college from 1886 to 1889. It is an
imposing, two-story Italianate style structure faced in red brick with a high foundation of
rusticated red sandstone. It is the south wing of what was originally designed to be a much
larger building.
Longmont Fire Department
667 4th Ave.
National Register 5/16/1985, 5BL.281
This relatively simple 20th century Commercial Style, two-story, brick building exhibits a
faint reference to the Colonial Revival style. Built in 1907, the firehouse operated for sixty
four years before being remodeled for use as a community center during the mid-1970s.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
470 Main St.
National Register 2/24/1975, 5BL.355
Built in 1881, the red brick building has been painted white. Situated in a relatively
undeveloped area when it was built, its setting, in a grove of trees, provides a restful green
area in contrast to the adjacent commercial buildings of downtown.
West Side Historic District
Roughly bounded by 5th, Terry, 3rd & Grant
National Register 1/7/1987, 5BL.1209
This district, west of downtown Longmont, incorporates two neighborhoods, Thompson
Park and Central School. Residences, reflecting a wide variety of architectural styles,
primarily date from 1871 to 1930, with the most intense development occurring between
1900 and 1930.
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Louisville
Denver Elevator / Grain Elevator
Colo. Hwy. 42, near tract 712
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.8929
Built in 1908, the elevator is historically and visually the most significant structure
associated with the agricultural history of the community. Its frame construction and
functional design illustrate an important resource type traditionally associated with
agriculture. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area and under Railroads in
Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
Ginacci House
1116 LaFarge St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.914
The house is a rare brick example of the modest residences constructed by local coal
miners and is associated with the town’s Italian heritage. A rear addition, constructed in
1926, housed a spaghetti-making machine used to supplement family income during the
summer months of reduced mining activity. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource
Area.
Jacoe Store
1001 Main St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.8927
The building is a well-preserved example of a neighborhood grocery. Its typical large-pane
display windows and central entrance provide an excellent illustration of this once common
late 19th and early 20th century commercial building type. Listed under Louisville
Multiple Resource Area.
La Salla House / Wilson House
1124 Main St.
National Register 1/14/1986, 5BL.950
The house is one of the few residences in the community retaining its original outbuildings,
making it an important example of a late 19th century urban residential complex. Listed
under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Lackner’s Tavern
1006 Pine St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.8928
The tavern is one of the few historic commercial structures in the community retaining
physical integrity. The tavern’s location on Pine Street reflects early ordinances confining
saloons to the area between the railroad tracks and Front Street. Listed under Louisville
Multiple Resource Area.
National Fuel Company Store
801 Main St.
National Register 1/14/1986, 5BL.8926
Erected as a company store for the National Fuel Company, one of the largest mining
concerns in Louisville, it is the building most symbolic of Louisville’s heritage as a coal
mining town. It is an excellent example of a false front commercial building. Listed under
Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Petrelli-Del Pizzo House
1016 Main St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.948
The house is one of the best intact examples of the Queen Anne style as applied to miners’
housing remaining in Louisville. The interior and exterior retain a high degree of
integrity. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Rhoades House
1024 Grant St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.942
As one of the best intact examples of vernacular Queen Anne architecture in Louisville, the
property illustrates the modest housing erected by local coal miners during the early 20th
century. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Robinson House
301 Spruce St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.856
In a community consisting primarily of modest frame houses, the Robinson House remains
as one of Louisville’s largest and most elaborate historic residences. Listed under
Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Stolmes House
616 Front St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.952
The house is one of the best preserved examples of a wood frame vernacular cottage in
Louisville. The house type was once a prevalent form constructed for miner’s
housing. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Tego Brothers Drugstore / State National Bank of Louisville
700 Main St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.8925
With its pressed tin siding, cornice treatment and window trim intact, the building is an
excellent surviving example of the late 19th century vernacular commercial design once
commonly found in small towns. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
Thomas House
700 Lincoln St.
National Register 2/14/1986, 5BL.934
The house is a well preserved example of wood frame miner housing. Adding to the
property’s significance is the survival of the vegetable garden which supplemented the
miner-owner’s income. Listed under Louisville Multiple Resource Area.
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Lyons
First Congregational / Old Stone Church
717 4th Ave.
National Register 12/12/1976, 5BL.357
Built in 1894, the church is one of the oldest unaltered buildings in Lyons. The walls, of
Lyons sandstone, are twenty inches thick. The blocks used in construction were hand cut,
squared, and laid in irregular courses.
Longmont Power Plant
Old Apple Valley Rd.
National Register 9/10/1987, 5BL.483
The 1911 power plant is located along the St. Vrain River just northeast of the town of
Lyons. It is a long, rectangular one-story concrete structure. There are several
outbuildings, including three residences on the property.
Lyons Railroad Depot (Lyons Public Library)
400 block of Broadway
National Register 12/2/1974, 5BL.356
Longmont contractor Mark Boyd built the depot in 1885 utilizing native Lyons
sandstone. Used first by the narrow gauge Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad, the depot
served passengers and freight until declining traffic brought its closure in the 1940s. A
recent addition to the depot facilitates its use as a public library. The property is associated
with the Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
Lyons Sandstone Buildings
US Hwy. 36 & Colo. Hwy. 7
National Register 4/29/1980, 5BL.241
The buildings are associated with the settlement of Boulder County. The buildings are the
product of the local sandstone industry. Architects and builders employed Lyons sandstone
because of its quality and distinctive red color. Masons used the stone in structures across
Colorado, and it was exported as far east as Chicago and New York.
Meadow Park Shelter House
600 Park Dr.
State Register 3/10/1993, 5BL.383
Built in 1933, the shelter’s design is typical of WPA construction. It was constructed with
water, sand, and rocks from the nearby river; timber and sheeting from area lumber mills;
and labor supplied by the workers of Lyons.
North St. Vrain Creek Bridge
Colo. Hwy. 7
National Register 10/15/2002, 5BL.7899
The 60-foot long single span concrete rigid frame structure crosses North St. Vrain Creek
at the southern edge of Lyons. Constructed in 1955 by Lowdermilk Brothers, from a
design by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, the essentially unaltered bridge serves as an
important component along the major access route to Roosevelt National Forest. Listed
under Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
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Marshall
Fox Mine Office
1226 S. Cherryvale Rd., Marshall vicinity
National Register 2/23/1996, 5BL.460
The 1883 Fox Mine Office Building is associated with coal mining in the Marshall
area. Coal mining activities at Marshall were significant in terms of making immediate and
lasting contributions to the economic, industrial, and demographic character of the
region. The property is associated with the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property
Submission.
Fox Stone Barn
S. Cherryvale Rd., one-half mile south of US Hwy. 36, Marshall vicinity
National Register 2/16/1996, 5BL.4125
The circa 1900 Fox Stone Barn is a good example of a method of construction once
common in the foothills area of Boulder County. The ready availability of locally quarried
sandstone allowed property owners to construct simple stone barns at a time when wood
frame barn designs were much more common throughout the state. It is one of the best
surviving examples of this barn type in Boulder County. The property is associated with
the Agricultural Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
Marshall School
1595 S. Cherryvale Rd.
State Register 5/13/1992, 5BL.397
Constructed circa 1900, this wood frame rural schoolhouse, with a T-shaped plan, is now a
residence.
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Meeker Park
East Longs Peak Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park, Meeker Park vicinity
National Register 7/10/2007, 5BL.10344/ 5LR.11413
The trail to the summit of Longs Peak reflects the principles of National Park Service
Naturalistic Design from the 1920s through the 1940s. Active tourist use of the trail began
in 1873 and continues up until the present day with hundreds of personal accounts
repeatedly expressing exhilaration over the scenery and exhaustion from this high-altitude
effort. Initially lodge owners maintained the trail and climbers hired local guides to assist
in their mountain ascent. Between 1900 and 1906, Enos Mills forged his skills as a public
speaker and naturalist while guiding visitors up the trail. He used his guided tours to
educate visitors about the value of conserving and preserving the surrounding natural
environment. This experience firmly established his reputation as a local mountain expert
and he eventually served as the figurehead in the effort to create Rocky Mountain National
Park. The upper portion of the trail remains as Mills experienced it during his 304 treks to
the granite summit. With the establishment of the park in 1915, the National Park Service
took over maintenance of the trail and also offered guides for tourists trekking up this wellknown “Fourteener”. The property is associated with the Rocky Mountain National Park
and the Historic Park Landscapes in National and State Parks Multiple Property
Submissions. (2006 photograph.) More information (PDF, 1.34 MB).
Sandbeach Lake Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park, Meeker Park vicinity
National Register 1/29/2008, 5BL.10292
The trail is associated with the early resort industry and tourism in the Estes Park region,
from its construction and initial use in 1910 through 1945, the year in which tourism in the
park significantly changed due to increased automobile traffic after World War II. The
property is associated with the Rocky Mountain National Park and the Historic Park
Landscapes in National and State Parks Resources Multiple Property Submissions. (2005
photograph)
Thunder Lake Patrol Cabin
Rocky Mountain National Park
National Register 1/29/1988, 5BL.2392
Built in 1930, the small, well maintained log cabin is a good example of the National Park
Service’s Rustic style design philosophy as implemented at Rocky Mountain National Park
during the 1930s. Listed under Rustic style, the ranger cabin has a gabled roof that is
covered with wood shingles. The building’s log walls rise from an uncoursed fieldstone
foundation. Listed under Rocky Mountain National Park Multiple Resource Area.
Wild Basin House
Rocky Mountain National Park
National Register 1/29/1988, 5BL.2390
Originally built in 1931, the five room one-story Rustic style ranger cabin has a gabled roof
that is covered with wood shingles. The building’s log walls rise from an uncoursed
fieldstone foundation. Listed under Rocky Mountain National Park Multiple Resource
Area. (1982 photograph.)
Wild Basin Ranger Station & House
Rocky Mountain National Park
National Register 1/29/1988, 5BL.2391
This one-story, duplex-like Rustic style log building was constructed in 1932. It is divided
into a three room ranger station and a four room seasonal residence. The foundation is
concrete, and the gabled roof is covered with wood shingles. Listed under Rocky
Mountain National Park Multiple Resource Area. (1982 photograph.)
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Nederland
Cardinal Mill
Nederland vicinity
National Register 12/22/2011, 5BL.482
The 1901 Cardinal Mill is significant for engineering and industry as an outstanding
example of a concentration facility as defined in the Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple
Property Listing, and Amendment to Metal Mining and Tourist-Era Resources of Boulder
County Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF). The mill was important to
western Boulder County, contributing to a highly productive tungsten ore operation until
1942. Additionally, the Mill is architecturally significant as an excellent example of a
vernacular concentration mill common in the Rocky Mountains between 1901 and
1940. The building is vernacular in that it was not designed by a professional architect and
was instead constructed with available materials and planned in the field to meet specific
needs of the operation in the mountain environment. Overall, the building retains
character-defining features including the stair step roofline, profile, and plan typical of
Rocky Mountain ore concentration mills, few of which remain intact.
Rocky Mountain Mammoth Mine
Nederland vicinity
National Register 7/6/2010, 5BL.5601
The Rocky Mountain Mammoth Mine is significant for its association with the mining
industry in the mountains of Boulder County. As a telluride gold ore producing mine, the
Rocky Mountain Mammoth contributed to a major mining revival experienced in the
Magnolia Mining district and elsewhere in Boulder County in the late 1890s and early
1900s. It is an excellent example of a late-nineteenth-century small shaft mine. The
property meets the registration requirements of one property type delineated in the Multiple
Property Documentation Form (MPDF): The Mining Industry in Colorado and Amendment
to Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County.
Niwot
Niwot Cemetery
7251 Nimbus Rd.
State Register 5/16/2001, 5BL.395
Located on just under two acres of land donated by early settler Jerome Gould, burials at
the cemetery approach a total of 300. The original by-laws of the Niwot Cemetery
Association were adopted on January 4, 1884. After a mid-20th century period of
inactivity, the association was reactivated in 1985, and its members continue to actively
maintain the cemetery. The approximately 150 grave markers on the site reflect evolving
tastes in funerary art as a well as the wide-ranging socioeconomic status of those buried
there. In spite of recent population growth in the area, the cemetery’s rural character
remains intact.
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Rollinsville
The Lodge at Los Lagos
Rollinsville vicinity
State Register 3/12/2003, 5BL.9111 / 5GL.1411
The 1902 Lodge at Los Lagos Ranch is a rare example of a two-story Rustic style summer
dwelling. While log cabins dotted the Colorado mountains, two-story log dwellings with
amenities such as electricity, a Tiffany and Co. stained glass chandelier, and diamond
paned windows were unusual. The main building retains nearly all of its original design
and materials, both exterior and interior, and includes multiple intact log outbuildings such
as a playhouse, a privy, and a barn.
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Salina
Little Church in the Pines
414 Gold Run Rd.
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.255
Built ca. 1902-1908, the wood frame church is part of a small cluster of buildings
remaining from Salina’s late 19th and early 20th century mining boom. The original
portion of the building has a front gabled roof, and a bell tower entry extends from the
façade. The foundation is stone, and the walls are faced with narrow clapboard
siding. Circa 1930s and 1950s additions are found at the rear. Listed under Metal Mining
and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
Salina School
536 Gold Run Rd.
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.2676
This ca. 1875-1876 wood frame rural schoolhouse is one of the oldest school buildings in
the county. Listed under Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County and
Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submissions.
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Sunshine
Sunshine School
355 County Rd. 83
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.2675
This well-built 1900 rural schoolhouse, of granite with sandstone trim, reflects the
prosperity of the town at that time. Listed under Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources
of Boulder County and Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property
Submissions.
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Superior
Coal Creek Agricultural Site (Grasso Park)
122 E. William St.
State Register 3/11/1998, 5BL.5659
The collection of structures on the site includes a root cellar; a circa 1904 house; a barn; a
privy; and a circa 1895 house. When viewed together, they illustrate the variety of
construction methods and materials found in buildings associated with such small
agricultural operations during the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Wall Street
Wall Street Assay Office
6352 Four Mile Canyon Dr., Salina Star Route
National Register 8/3/1989; Boundary Increase, Area across road from Wall St., 1/28/1992,
5BL.2674
The circa 1901 building was constructed as part of Charles Caryl’s ambitious development
plan for his Gold Extraction Mining and Supply Company, which he founded in 1897. The
primarily stone two-story building is topped with a steeply pitched metal covered hipped
roof. The upper portion of the walls and the window trim are of brick. The structure is one
of only a few remaining intact buildings associated with the history of precious metal
mining in Boulder County. Listed under Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of
Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
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Ward
Denver, Boulder & Western Railway / Switzerland Trail of America
Ward to Eldora
National Register 9/18/1980, 5BL.358.1
In 1881, the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad laid rails from Boulder west to the
town of Sunset, and in the 1890s the successor Colorado and North Western completed the
line to Ward. Until the collapse of the local mining economy after World War I, the
railroad served the area’s mines and mining community. At its abandonment in 1919, the
railroad operated under the name Denver, Boulder & Western. Listed under Railroads in
Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
Modoc Mill
Adjacent to Duck Lake, 4 miles north of Ward
National Register 12/27/1978, 5BL.359
The circa 1890 Modoc Mill is a good example of industrial architecture associated with
Boulder County’s mining history. This concentration mill of wood and metal reaches four
stories in height. The uppermost story of hewn logs received the ore. Here gravity bins
held the ore until it was fed into a crusher and the stamping apparatus below. The 18 foot
high stamping apparatus, manufactured by Griffen and Wedge of Zanesville, Ohio, consists
of 30 stamps each weighing 950 pounds that are arranged in three banks of ten. Both the
mill and nearby mine closed for the last time in 1920. The property is associated with the
Mining Industry in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Ward Congregational Church
41 Modoc
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.2672
Dating from 1894, the rectangular one-story, wood frame church is built into a hillside with
its side walls barely visible from the street. The steeply pitched front gabled roof is topped
with a bell tower. The walls are clapboard, and there are decorative bargeboards held in
place with rosette-shaped fasteners. Lancet windows flank the entry door, and a round
window is in the gable end. Listed under Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of
Boulder County Multiple Property Submission.
Ward School (Ward Town Hall and Post Office)
66 Columbia
National Register 8/3/1989, 5BL.2673
This 1898 wood frame rural school survived a fire that destroyed 53 local buildings when it
was draped in wet blankets to serve as a fire line. Listed under Metal Mining and Tourist
Era Resources of Boulder County Multiple Property Submissions.
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Las Animas
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Lamar
Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route--Bent's New Fort
Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail, 1821-1880
Address restricted, Lamar vicinity
National Register 9/26/2016, 5BN.394
The nationally significant Bent's New Fort in the Lamar vicinity was built by William Bent
in the winter of 1852–1853. The fort was used as a trading post and the Upper Arkansas
Indian Agency from 1853 to 1859, after which time the U.S. Army leased it from 1860 to
1866. A key contemporary figure, Bent was married to Owl Woman, and allied with her
father, White Buffalo, Cheyenne Keeper of the Arrows. Bent’s New Fort is significant
under transportation, commerce, military, social history, and exploration/settlement, and is
associated with the Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail Multiple Property
Documentation Form. On November 28, 1864, Colonel John M. Chivington led his
soldiers to the murderous Sand Creek Massacre of a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho
encampment from the fort. For more information, see:
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Las Animas
Bent County Courthouse & Jail
725 Carson
National Register 1/2/1976, Additional Documentation 3/22/2001, 5BN.99
This architecturally significant building was constructed between 1886 and 1889. The
imposing two-story red brick structure is trimmed extensively in stone. The second level
includes corner towers with open arches. Directly linked to the judicial and social history
of the adjacent courthouse, the 1902 jail served as the county’s processing and holding
facility for 98 years.
Bent County High School
1214 7th St.
National Register 7/30/2010, 5BN.382
Constructed in 1914 and expanded in 1939 through New Deal programs, the Bent County
High School is locally significant for its associations with education,
entertainment/recreation, politics/government and architecture. The property is listed under
the 2005 New Deal Resources on Colorado’s Eastern Plains Multiple Property
Documentation Form. The building is architecturally significant as a distinctive example of
1910s school design in the Classical Revival style on Colorado’s eastern plains and 1930s
school design in the WPA Moderne style. The original section of the school building
reflects the Classical Revival style through its symmetrical design, full-height entry porch
supported by fluted Ionic columns, elaborate cornice with dentils beneath overhanging
eaves, and wide paneled frieze. Designed by Walter Dubree, a local architect based out of
La Junta, the style was well suited to institutional, educational architecture. Although the
school remained in active use until the late 1990s,the period of significance begins in 1914
and closes in 1960.
Boggsville
Colo. Hwy. 101, south of Las Animas
National Register 10/24/1986, 5BN.363
Founded in 1866, Boggsville is one of Colorado’s earliest extant agricultural and trade
centers. The 1866 Boggs House and the recently restored 1867 Prowers House are among
the earliest documented examples of Territorial architecture in the state. The property is
associated with the Historic Resources of the Santa Fe Trail, 1821-1880 Multiple Property
Submission.
Fort Lyon
Junction of Bent County Rd. 15 and Fort Lyon Gate Rd., Las Animas vicinity
National Register 5/5/2004, 5BN.117
Fort Lyon is important for its role as an army post, a navy hospital, and a veterans’
hospital. Beginning in 1867, the fort served as part of the army’s Department of the
Missouri, a regional network of forts and military facilities in the Missouri River
drainage. The navy took control of the fort in 1906, adapting and greatly expanding the
army post to serve a medical facility. The hospital provided tubercular care to sailors and
marines until 1922, with all funding for operations and construction obtained through
appropriations from the Department of the Navy. The navy pursued a policy of selfsufficiency for the institution, which is reflected by the development of the associated
agricultural fields, irrigation system and support structures. In 1922 the Veterans’ Bureau,
later the Veterans’ Administration, assumed control of the facility, expanded the hospital
complex, and opened its services to all active and retired personnel and their families in all
branches of the military service.
Fort Lyon is important in Colorado ethnic heritage. First, the property is important for
its association with Native Americans during the earliest period of the fort’s operation
beginning in 1868. Second, the property is significant for its association with African
Americans, specifically the all-black Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry stationed at Fort
Lyon in the late 1860s and 1870s. Third, the property is significant for its association with
those of European origins, specifically as the fort was used to treat World War I German
naval prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.
Finally, Fort Lyon is architecturally significant for its set of standardized VA hospital
buildings. Constructed during the period 1929 through 1945, these building types are best
expressed in the group of multi-story Georgian Rival style, brick buildings adjacent to the
parade ground. The property is associated with the Historic Resources of the Santa Fe
Trail, 1821-1880 Multiple Property Submission.
Fort Lyon National Cemetery
15700 County Road HH, Las Animas vicinity
National Register 1/17/17, 5BN.1331
Fort Lyon National Cemetery is nationally significant for its association with the
development of military and veterans cemeteries during the late nineteenth and early
twentieth-centuries by the federal government. It is also significant for its association with
the history of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Fort Lyon has a history that dates
back to the Civil War, the Colorado gold rush, and conflicts between Euro-American
settlers and Native Americans. However the post cemetery closed. The U.S. Navy created
the antecedent of the national cemetery in 1906 as part of its adaptation of the military post
into a tuberculosis hospital complex. The cemetery opened in 1907. Its history was then
intertwined with Colorado as a place renowned for the treatment of tubercular
patients. Fort Lyon National Cemetery serves as a memorial to the sacrifices of the U.S.
military, and is a reflection of the expanded burial and memorial mission established during
the Civil War with the earliest national cemeteries. More information (PDF, 6.4 MB).
Graham House
505 Locust Ave.
State Register 12/10/1997, 5BN.453
Built in 1900, the house is an excellent local example of the Queen Anne style as applied to
a moderate sized, 1½ story frame dwelling.
I.O.O.F. Hall, Lodge No. 11
560 Bent Ave.
State Register 3/10/1999, 5BN.466
The 1889 stone building is a good example of late 19th century commercial architecture
and represents the return of prosperity to this agricultural community following the
depression of the early 1890s. The building served a fraternal organization of men and
women, providing them with mutual support and social activities while fostering
participation in community charities.
King Solomon’s Lodge Masonic Temple
506 Carson Ave.
State Register 12/10/1997, 5BN.452
Constructed between 1909-1918, the building’s brick and concrete block masonry exterior,
simple Neo-Classical design incorporating Masonic symbols, and typical interior
arrangement and finish reflect standard Masonic-related construction adapted to a small
town setting in the early 20th century.
Las Animas Christian Church
502 Locust
State Register 5/14/1997, 5BN.449
The 1920 building is an example of the "Akron Plan" of church design popular for a short
period of time in the early 1900s.
Las Animas Post Office
513 6th St.
National Register 1/16/2008, 5BN.591
The post office building is associated with President Roosevelt’s New Deal legislative
agenda and the efforts of the federal government to bring America out of the Great
Depression. Rather than being a project of a New Deal construction agency, the post office
represents a direct relief project of the Treasury Department. The construction of new post
offices allowed the federal government to assist communities through the purchase of
materials and the creation of construction jobs. The project also provided Las Animas with
its first purpose-built post office. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the
Supervising Architect under the direction of Louis A. Simon designed the simple,
traditional, and restrained building with its high quality materials throughout. It has been
the only post office in Las Animas since it opened in 1938. The property is associated with
the New Deal Resources on Colorado’s Eastern Plains Multiple Property
Submission. (2006 photograph.) More information (PDF, 532 kb).
Las Animas Santa Fe Railroad Depot
333 8th St.
State Register 5/14/1997, 5BN.415
The 1908 depot is associated with both passenger and freight railroad transportation in the
Las Animas area. It is a good intact example of the Santa Fe Railroad’s Brick Standard
Plan depot design.
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Prowers
Prowers Bridge
County Rd. 34
National Register 2/4/1985, 5BN.374
Originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses
added by the Pueblo Bridge Company include: a 1902 Pratt through truss, a 1906 Pratt
through truss on the south portal, three 1909 long-span Camelback through truss on the
north portal, and a 1921 Pratt pony after flooding destroyed the north approach. Enduring
numerous floods, it is the oldest bridge over the lower Arkansas River and is Colorado’s
longest trussed crossing with the most successive spans. The property is associated with
the Highway Bridges in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
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Broomfield
Broomfield Denver & Interurban/Colorado & Southern Railway Depot
2201 West 10th Avenue
State Register listed 1/21/2016, 5BF.80
The 1909 Broomfield Denver & Interurban/Colorado & Southern Railway Depot is
architecturally significant as a good example of an early twentieth century combination
passenger and freight railroad depot with living quarters for the station agent. It served the
needs of both the Colorado & Southern, a steam passenger and freight railroad, and its
subsidiary, the Denver & Interurban Railroad, an electric intercity line. Colorado &
Southern sold the depot for $1 to the Jaycees in 1976, provided the Jaycees relocated the
building. It was moved to this location that year. In 1983 it opened as a museum and has
provided a local history to the public since. More information (PDF, 5.3MB)
Westlake School
13005 N. Lowell Blvd.
State Register 11/9/1994, 5BF.1
Replacing a 1902 wood frame building, the circa 1920 Westlake School served as an
educational and social facility for rural portions of western Adams County through
1990. Primarily housing first through eighth graders, the one-story brick building, with a
garden level basement, provided space for five classrooms and a gym. After ceasing
operation as an elementary school in the early 1970s, it served first as an alternative school
and then a preschool from 1985 to 1990.
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Ruxton
Springfield
Stonington
Two Buttes
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Ruxton
Colorado Millennial Site / Hackberry / Bloody Springs
Ruxton vicinity
National Register 4/8/1980, 5BA.31
The site contains evidence of long and diverse human occupation through prehistoric and
historic periods. The location offered a permanent water supply and a variety of natural
shelters along the projecting bluff. The site also contains a large array of rock art whose
range of styles demonstrates the evolution of rock art through time. An 1868 skirmish here
between soldiers of the U.S. 7th Cavalry and Cheyenne Indians was the last historically
documented Plains Indian / military engagement in southeastern Colorado.
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Springfield
Commercial Hotel (Stage Stop Hotel)
1033 Main St.
State Register 9/10/2003, 5BA.941
The Commercial Hotel / Hamilton Hotel is Springfield’s longest functioning and oldest
surviving hotel. Opened in 1920, the hotel operated continuously up to the
present. Known as the Commercial Hotel from 1920 to the mid-1930s, the hotel operated
as the Hamilton Hotel from 1943 until 1970.
Springfield Schoolhouse / Springfield Masonic Lodge
281 W. 7th Ave.
National Register 10/5/1977, 5BA.313
This 1889 rural schoolhouse was built with sandstone quarried east of town. It served as a
school until 1920 when it became a Masonic Lodge. Listed under Rural School Buildings
in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.
Two Buttes Dam
County Rd. 30, northeast of Springfield
State Register 3/8/1995, 5BA.39
The 1909 dam is significant for its engineering as an intact example of a turn-of-thecentury earthen dam built to aid in irrigating portions of southeastern Colorado.
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Stonington
Stonington Methodist Episcopal Church
48854 County Rd. X
National Register 3/14/1996, 5BA.555
The 1917 church is architecturally significant as a good, intact example of the Late Gothic
Revival style as executed by a local craftsman. It is the only identified example of this
style in the county.
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Two Buttes
Two Buttes Gymnasium
5th & C Streets
National Register 12/22/2009, 5BA.1146
Two Buttes Gymnasium, constructed between 1935 and 1937 by the Works Progress
Administration (WPA), is significant under the New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern
Plains Multiple Property Documentation Form (MPDF). The gymnasium is significant in
the area of Social History for its association with President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
legislative agenda to rescue the United States from the Great Depression. Additionally, it
is significant for Education and Entertainment/ Recreation. This community building is a
good example of the efforts of the WPA to boost morale during the Depression through the
construction of buildings for the enjoyment of the entire community. Two Buttes' residents
attended school-sponsored activities such as basketball games, music performances, and
festivals in the building. It was the first large, multi-use gymnasium and auditorium space
in Two Buttes. Finally, the Two Buttes Gymnasium is an important example of the WPA
Rustic Style. Rustic characteristics featured in the buildings include the use of native
stone, traditional construction methods, evident handcraftsmanship, and simple, functional
design. Native materials were used because they were usually the least expensive.
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